SynthesisCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2019
The Road to Mental Readiness for First Responders: A Meta-Analysis of Program Outcomes.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce mental health related stigma in the workplace: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring Continuum and Categorical Conceptualisations of Mental Health and Mental Illness on Australian Websites: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis.Community mental health journal · 2023Pooled it
- Continuum beliefs and mental illness stigma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of correlation and intervention studies.Psychological medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The Working Mind: A Meta-Analysis of a Workplace Mental Health and Stigma Reduction Program.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of the Anti-stigma Workplace Intervention "Working Mind" in a Canadian Health-Care Setting: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Immediate Versus Delayed Implementation.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2021Trial
- Exploring Perceptions of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy among Public Safety Personnel: Informing Dissemination Efforts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Mental Health of First Responders in Rural Australia: A Qualitative Exploration of Intersecting Individual, Organisational and Contextual Factors on Psychological Wellbeing.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- A mixed-methods evaluation of a psychosocial intervention to reduce mental health stigma among university students.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries Among Canadian Public Safety Communicators: A Nationwide Comparative Study: Prévalence des blessures de stress post-traumatique chez les communicateurs en sécurité publique canadiens : étude comparative nationale.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Article
- Comparison of Online Resilience and Psychological Safety Courses for Canadian Public Safety Personnel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Initial efforts to enhance the R2MR Mental Health Continuum Model.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Beyond first-line approaches: A scoping review of emerging operational stress interventions for military and public safety personnel.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Improving Mental Health Knowledge and Reducing Mental Health Stigma Among Public Safety Personnel: Comparison of Live vs. Online Psychoeducation Training Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Mental Health of Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the Start of the Cadet Training Program.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2023Article
- User Satisfaction With a Daily Supportive Text Message Program (Text4PTSI) for Public Safety Personnel: Longitudinal Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Interventions to reduce the stigma of mental health at work: a narrative review.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2023Review
- A Qualitative Investigation into the Trauma Exhibited by First Responders Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
- Prophylactic relationship between mental health disorder symptoms and physical activity of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets during the cadet training program.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Examining mental health knowledge, stigma, and service use intentions among Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesFirst-responder mental health, especially in Canada, has been a topic of increasing interest given the high incidence of poor mental health, mental illness, and suicide among this cohort. Although research generally suggests that resiliency and stigma reduction programs can directly and indirectly affect mental health, little research has examined this type of training in first responders. The current paper examines the efficacy of the Road to Mental Readiness for First Responders program (R2MR), a resiliency and anti-stigma program.
methodsThe program was tested using a pre-post design with a 3-month follow-up in 5 first-responder groups across 16 sites.
resultsA meta-analytic approach was used to estimate the overall effects of the program on resiliency and stigma reduction. Our results indicate that R2MR was effective at increasing participants' perceptions of resiliency and decreasing stigmatizing attitudes at the pre-post review, which was mostly maintained at the 3-month follow-up.
conclusionsBoth quantitative and qualitative data suggest that the program helped to shift workplace culture and increase support for others.
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